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| Work ability, age and intention to leave aged care work | | Author(s) | Siobhan Austen, Therese Jefferson, Gill Lewin |
| Journal title | Australasian Journal on Ageing, vol 35, no 1, March 2016 |
| Publisher | Wiley, March 2016 |
| Pages | pp 18-22 |
| Source | wileyonlinelibrary.com/journal/ajag |
| Keywords | Care homes ; Social work ; Personnel ; Older women ; Employment of older people ; Attitude ; Competence ; Australia. |
| Annotation | This study aimed to describe the work ability of mature age women workers in Australia's aged care sector, and to explore the relationship between ageing, work ability and intention to leave. Logistic regression techniques were applied to a sample of 2,721 responses to a survey of mature age women workers in the aged care sector. Findings from the study showed that mature age women working in the Australian aged care sector have relatively high levels of work ability by international standards. Furthermore their work ability remains high in their 50s and 60s, in contrast to some prevailing stereotypes. However, work ability is a key determinant of intention to leave in key occupational groups. These findings challenge some prevailing stereotypes about the work ability of mature age workers. However they lend support for the development of retention strategies which incorporate programmes that target low work ability. (JL). |
| Accession Number | CPA-160520224 A |
| Classmark | KW: IG: QM: BD: GC: DP: DPB: 7YA |
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